On Thursday 31st October CLAYSS took part in the Presidential Award “Solidarity Schools” 2019. The event took place in Tecnópolis, in the presence of authorities, teachers and students who were finalists. We want to compliment the protagonists of the solidarity projects and over 800 institutions that were present this year at the 15th edition of the award, first celebrated in the year 2000. The winners are listed below:

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Mar del Plata students care for water quality

The Technical Secondary School No.3 "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" in Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires) has been carrying out a solidarity education experience since 1999.
This project called “Proyecto Arroyo ‘La Tapera’" is one the actions taken by the school, which offers a chemistry specialization among others. Launched 20 years ago, this project won the Presidential "Solidarity Schools" Award in 2018 and 2007 for its commitment to the neighbourhood and education community.

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CLAYSS in UBA Social Education Practices (PSE)

As part of the PSE institutionalization process, The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) offered a new training course for teachers from all kinds university schools.
Dr. Jorge Pasart was in the PSE coordination, while Mg. María Rosa Tapia, CLAYSS Higher Education Coordinator, gave the course, hosted by the Academic Affairs Department. CLAYSS teachers were invited to take part as tutors.
Lic. Catalina Nosiglia, UBA Secretary of Academic Affairs, guided the closing activity, which was focus on the presentation of learning-service projects carried out in each university school, to identify opportunities to get PSE accreditation en the different courses. So those UBA students who started university since 2017 will be able to get their PSE certificates.

On-site Training Course in Vicariate of Education of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires

“I’ve learnt that service-learning is possible and that having students in leading roles, feeling protagonists, is also possible. The question is whether teachers will be capable of such transformation.” This was a thought shared by one of the participant of the course we offered thanks to the Vicariate of Education of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The course consisted of 4 monthly on-site meetings, focus on AYSS programme, schedule and cross-cutting processes. Each meeting consisted of an exposition stage to work on theoretical aspects and good-practices experiences, and a workshop and coaching stage about institutional contexts. Each meeting lasted 3 hours. It was a positive experience since it enabled us to work with the institutional reality of each participant. Echoing the words on the first lines, as educators, we now wondered if we dare face this transformation.

The winners of the Service-Learning Award in Spain were announced

This new edition of the award, which was first presented in 2015, received 279 projects developed by 574 educational centres and social entities. The jury selected 17 winners among them, listed in the following link (in Spanish):
https://aprendizajeservicio.net/2019/11/07/veredicto-de-los-premios-aps-2019/ The teachers and students of the winning experiences will be taking part in the 12th Service-Learning Meeting in Pamplona, where the awards will be given.

12th Service-Learning Meeting in Pamplona

A tentative schedule of the annual meeting of the Spanish Service-Learning Network, which will be held on 13th December, is now available.
This year, the Meeting will be held with the support of Pamplona City Council, which will host a "Service-Learning Week" from 9th to 13th December, during which there will be an exhibition of posters of projects carried out in the Autonomous Community, a meeting of Navarra's public and private universities, an inventory of 100 good practices around the Objectives of Sustainable Development, and an exchange of experiences between local teachers and students.
Prof. María Nieves Tapia, Director of CLAYSS, has been invited to speak at the meeting of Universities, to offer an open lecture, and to speak at the XII Meeting. More information coming soon at https://aprendizajeservicio.net/

NYLC 31st Annual National Service-Learning Conference

“Unmask Your Potential”, NYLC 31st Annual National Service-Learning Conference is scheduled from 16th to 18th April, 2020, in New Orleans, LA. The conference will bring together more than 400 youths and adults from across the United States and around the world for three days of learning, inspiration and connection. This intergenerational event creates a unique atmosphere, where young people bring energy and passion to debates on education and social policy. For more information, visit:
www.nylc.org/page/conference

ApS(U)10: X National and IV International Congress for University Service-Learning in Canarias

Next edition of the Congress will be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, from 3rd to 5th June, 2020. Five years after the Declaration of the 2030 Agenda, the congress theme “Aprendizaje-Servicio en alianza con los ODS” (Service Learning in Alliance with the SDG) provides a space to reflect on how university service-learning can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This year the conference aims at bringing together the university community, third sector entities and local public administration, as agents working in university service-learning. The congress will raise awareness of the existing alliances and highlight the need for new, stronger and more inclusive alliances.
More information: : http://bit.ly/2pW9bsx